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OPP say three drivers were caught going way too fast on HWY 401 through the Chatham-Kent area over the past week. Two Kingsville residents are facing drug and weapons charges following a vehicle check by police in Leamington. Walpole Island will host its Harvest Moon Pow Wow this weekend. Classic cars will be rolling into downtown Thamesville tomorrow for the Thamesville Crossroads Car Show. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's up to Air Canada and the pilots' union to reach an agreement to avoid disrupting travellers and businesses with a work stoppage.

A 25-year-old Walpole Island woman is facing a pair of charges after she allegedly damaged a woman's vehicle and threatened her during an ongoing feud, Walpole Island First Nation is hosting its Harvest Moon Pow Wow this weekend, and three drivers are hard lesson in Ontario's stunt driving laws after they were all caught going way too fast on the Highway 401 through the Chatham-Kent area over the past week.

An affordable housing project in Chatham is on hold after the municipality cut ties with the construction company that was hired to build it, the third annual Chatham-Kent Crowfest is right around the corner but organizers could still use your help, and Air Canada is calling on the federal government to intervene if its pilots walk off the job next week.

A Tilbury man charged with murdering an acquaintance from his hometown has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. A 37-year-old Ridgetown man is facing a number of charges after he allegedly chased a woman with a knife and broke into someone's home. The alleged ringleader of an international stolen vehicle ring faces new charges for violating a court-ordered curfew. Canada Bread is accusing Maple Leaf Foods of using it as a "shield" to avoid liability in the alleged bread price-fixing scheme. The very first private spacewalk, not performed by astronauts, took place this morning.

A Tilbury man charged with murdering an acquaintance from his hometown has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, a 37-year-old Ridgetown man is facing charges after he allegedly chased a woman in Blenheim while holding a hunting knife, and a 48-year-old Chatham is spending some time in a holding cell after he allegedly made a gesture toward a victim -- even though he had been banned from communicating with her.

The Emergency Evacuation Centre that opened up after a fire at an affordable housing complex in Chatham last month will close today, a 20-year-old from London has been charged in the 2020 death of a 29-year-old man from Kettle and Stony Point First Nation near Sarnia, and it looks like Canadians aren't that eager to head to the polls for a federal election.

A 53-year-old Chatham-Kent man is facing charges after an early morning run-in with a pedestrian on Partridge Crescent in Chatham. Lambton OPP have laid charges in connection to the death of 29-year-old David Oliver. Another local school board director is retiring. Erie Shores Healthcare in Leamington has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Health to expand. The next round of flu shots will start rolling out next month.

Noon News for Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Chatham-Kent police have seized more than half-a-million dollars worth of illegal drugs from a short-term rental property just outside of Erieau, the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is adding another hospitalist to its staff, and Ontario Provincial Police are reminding drivers to stay alert and brake for deer as we edge closer to the fall season.